Create a SiteMinder Application to Protect your SSP Sites

To protect your SharePoint SSP sites with the SiteMinder Agent for SharePoint, create an application with the Administrative UI.

To create an application to protect your SharePoint SSP sites

Click Policies, Applications, Application, Create Application.
The Create Application: screen appears.
Enter a distinctive name, and (optional) description.
Verify that Web Agent appears in the Agent Type drop-down list.
Click the ellipsis button next to the Agent field.
The Select Agent or Agent Group pane appears.
Click the button next to the Web Agent Group you created for the SharePoint SSP sites that you want to protect, and then click OK.
Important! Do not add the URL or FQDN for your SharePoint Central Administration web site to any SiteMinder Agent groups, applications, or policies that protect resources. Leave the SharePoint Central Administration web site unprotected (by SiteMinder).

The Create Application: Name pane reappears showing the name of your Web Agent object.
Click the Authentication Scheme drop-down list and select the authentication scheme you created for your SharePoint resources.
In the User Directories Group, click Add/Remove.
The Choose User Directories dialog appears.
In the Available Members list, click the name of your SharePoint directory, and then click the right arrow.
Your SharePoint user directory object appears in the Selected Members list.
Click OK.
The Create Application: Name pane reappears showing the name of your Directory object.
Click Submit.
The Create Application task is submitted for processing. A confirmation screen appears.
Click OK.